The Creative Writer's Toolbelt

The Creative Writers Toolbelt gives practical accessible advice and encouragement to Creative writers. Each episode explores an aspect of creative writing technique, with examples, allowing you to apply what you learn immediately to your writing. ...more

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January 11, 2018 00:17:00
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Episode 110 - Why writing is hard work and how to keep doing it anyway

In this episode we explore the unavoidable truth that writing is really hard work. We look at why that is the case and think...

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December 22, 2017 01:07:56
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Episode 109 Conversation with Juliet Mushens of CaskieMushens Literary Agency

Want to know how to query an agent? I do, so I decided to talk to talk to one of the best agents in...

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December 18, 2017 00:56:37
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Episode 108 "If it wasn't for the money everyone would be doing it" A conversation with Jon Wallace and Antonia Honeywell

This episode is a spirited and warm conversation with two authors, Jon Wallace and Antonia Honeywell. In this conversation my guests talk about strategies...

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November 29, 2017 00:13:22
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Episode 107 Why fake news is toxic for writers - and how to avoid it

Fake news, and false information generally, are hot topics in the media at the moment. Fake news might offend us personally, but there's also...

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November 17, 2017 00:19:51
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Episode 106 - What we can learn from literary fiction

What can genre writers learn from literary fiction? In this episode we tiptoe across the (false) divide between literary and genre fiction and look...

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October 15, 2017 00:52:54
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Episode 105 - "Creativity is not a luxury item." Interview with Jeff Leisawitz

This episode is an interview with Jeff Leisawitz (jeffleisawitz.com). Jeff is an award-winning musician/ producer, a critically acclaimed author and internationally distributed filmmaker. In...

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